Ukrainian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jets were among aircraft hit in Russian strikes this week, it has been reported.
The reported losses of a number of Ukrainian jets and a helicopter on three successive days to Russian strikes have raised concerns about Ukraine's ability to protect its air bases ahead of the imminent arrival of sophisticated F-16 fighters from Kyiv's allies.Russia's defense ministry has boasted of successful attacks on Ukrainian aircraft that may have dealt Kyiv some of the biggest blows to its air power since the start of the war.
On Wednesday Russian forces are said to have targeted the Dolgintsevo air base near Kryvyi Rih, around 45 miles from the front line in southern Ukraine.After a drone scanned the base at least three Iskanders were launched, destroying what appeared to be a Ukrainian air force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 fighter.
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